春うらら The story of Tonton♪
飛豚（とんとん）英語版です♪沖縄ですから英語版もなくちゃっね^_^友達に訳して貰いました。kenありがとさん(^・^)ちなみにkenは外人さんです。だから英語は得意です♪ The story of Ton ♪ ton A long time ago in Okinawa, many families kept pigs in their yards. These pigs were not just for eating, but were also used for driving away bad fortunes. It was believed that the pig’s squeal chased away evil; so, when a person returned home, he would beat the pig once to make it squeal. Although that might seem bad enough for the pigs, they also had another duty to perform. The toilet was outside and adjacent to the pigpen so that the waste from the toilet could be sent directly into the pigpen. It was up to the pigs to deal with all the human waste, as well as their own. Speaking of toilets, to many Okinawans of old, toilets were more than places to relax. Toilets were places where one cleanses oneself of evil after having been outside. Still today, in some regions in Okinawa, people will first go directly to the toilet after having come in to rid themselves of bad luck which they might have picked up while outside.Thus was born Tonton. These days, Tontons are placed in restrooms as replacements for pigs. They say that the Tonton -a pig with wings -will bring luck to the users of the restroom. The pig with wings is said to invite fortunes and repel misfortunes. The Chinese characters for Tonton are 飛 (“tobu” which means to fly) and 豚 (“buta” which means pig). Another reading of the character 豚 is “ton.” You may have heard of “tonkatsu” which is like deep-fried pork chops. Our products are all handmade. Our Tontons come placed on clay mats inlaid with Ryuukyu (Okinawan) glass. We look forward to seeing you.Like the legend of the flying pigs in Okinawa ♪ Fly over here with happiness ♪ Welcome to the Workshop HARU URARA 098-992-0663Kanegusuku Itoman-shi Okinawa
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